How to Cast Small Metal and Rubber Parts (Paperback, Revised)

PART 1: CASTING METAL PARTS

Chapter 1: Survey of Casting Materials

Chapter 2: Casting Your Own Hood Ornament

Chapter 3: Alloys You Can Cast

Chapter 4: Foundary Equipment: Make It Yourself

Chapter 5: Molding Sands, Fluxes, Degassers, and Flasks

Chapter 6: How to Make and Pour Molds

Chapter 7: Core Making

Chapter 8: Casting Problems and Their Causes

Chapter 9: Finishing Castings and Correcting Defects

Chapter 10: Do's and Don'ts for Safety

Chapter 11: Foundary Terms

PART 2: CASTING RUBBER PARTS

Chapter 12: Rubber and Space-Age Substitute

Chapter 13: Making a Top Bow Rest Pad

Chapter 14: Making a Four-Hole Grommet

Chapter 15: Making Door Bumpers and Check Straps

Chapter 16: Making a Fender Lamp Pad

Chapter 17: Metal Molds for More Precision

Chapter 18: Ingenuity Replaces Original Part

Chapter 19: Molding from Defective Pattern

Chapter 20: Molding with a Metal Insert

Chapter 21: Making a Weatherstripping Mold

Chapter 22: How to Estimate Amounts Needed

Chapter 23: Be Careful, Clean, Dry, and Accurate!

Chapter 24: Tips on Cutting and Shaping Rubber

APPENDIX: WHERE TO BUY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INDEX